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Boston Red Sox @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2008-10-10 · 2008 League Championship Series · Game 1 of 7 Game 2 ▶ · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 35001 · 72°F · 3:25
Boston Red Sox defeated Tampa Bay Rays 2–0. Daisuke Matsuzaka earned the win and Jonathan Papelbon picked up the save.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
W: Daisuke Matsuzaka L: James Shields SV: Jonathan Papelbon
Umpires — HP: Tim McClelland · 1B: Sam Holbrook · 2B: Brian O'Nora · 3B: Brian Gorman · LF: Alfonso Marquez · RF: Derryl Cousins
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jacoby Ellsbury | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dustin Pedroia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 David Ortiz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kevin Youkilis | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 J. D. Drew | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Bay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mark Kotsay | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jed Lowrie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 B. J. Upton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Pena | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Evan Longoria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carl Crawford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Cliff Floyd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dioner Navarro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gabe Gross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jason Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daisuke Matsuzaka | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
 Hideki Okajima | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Justin Masterson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jonathan Papelbon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 James Shields | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
 J. P. Howell | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Grant Balfour | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Price | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jacoby Ellsbury: K
- Dustin Pedroia: W
- David Ortiz: 8/F
- Kevin Youkilis: DGR/9/L.1-3
- J. D. Drew: K
Bot 1
- Akinori Iwamura: W
- B. J. Upton: 7/F
- Carlos Pena: W.1-2
- Evan Longoria: K
- Carl Crawford: W.2-3;1-2
- Cliff Floyd: 43/G
Top 2
- Jason Bay: 9/F
- Mark Kotsay: 3/G
- Jed Lowrie: K
Bot 2
- Dioner Navarro: K
- Gabe Gross: K
- Jason Bartlett: 5/P
Top 3
- Jason Varitek: K
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 6/P
- Dustin Pedroia: 6/P
Bot 3
- Akinori Iwamura: 9/L
- B. J. Upton: K
- Carlos Pena: W
- Evan Longoria: K
Top 4
- David Ortiz: 3/G
- Kevin Youkilis: S7/L
- J. D. Drew: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Carl Crawford: K
- Cliff Floyd: K
- Dioner Navarro: 5/P5F
Top 5
- Jason Bay: W
- Mark Kotsay: D7/L-.1-3
- Jed Lowrie: 9/SF/L.3-H;2-3
- Jason Varitek: 43/G
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 6!/P
Bot 5
- Gabe Gross: 43/G
- Jason Bartlett: K
- Akinori Iwamura: 9/F
Top 6
- Dustin Pedroia: 53/G
- David Ortiz: K
- Kevin Youkilis: 3/P
Bot 6
- B. J. Upton: 4/P
- Carlos Pena: 43/G
- Evan Longoria: 9/F9LF
Top 7
- J. D. Drew: S8/G
- Jason Bay: S7/G.1-2
- Mark Kotsay: 4/P
- Jed Lowrie: K
- Jason Varitek: 6/P
Bot 7
- Carl Crawford: S9/G
- Cliff Floyd: S7/L.1-3
- Dioner Navarro: 7/F
- Gabe Gross: K
- Jason Bartlett: 64(1)/FO/G
Top 8
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 13/G
- Dustin Pedroia: S8/L
- David Ortiz: SB2
- David Ortiz: W
- Kevin Youkilis: D7/L.2-H;1-3
- J. D. Drew: HP
- Jason Bay: K
- Mark Kotsay: 5/P
Bot 8
- Akinori Iwamura: S7/G
- B. J. Upton: WP.1-2
- B. J. Upton: S5/G.2-2
- Carlos Pena: 9/F
- Evan Longoria: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 9
- Jed Lowrie: 8/F
- Jason Varitek: 8/F
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 7/L
Bot 9
- Carl Crawford: K
- Cliff Floyd: 5/P5F
- Dioner Navarro: K